Chorus vs Plaud
as AI assistants see them, week of 2026-09-14
Chorus and Plaud both show up quietly in AI answers, each named in just 4 of 62 answers overall. Chorus scores 3 overall (0 ChatGPT, 7 Claude, 3 Perplexity) and does best on CRM-updating sales call note takers, named in 2 of 3 answers there. Plaud scores 4 overall (5 ChatGPT, 4 Claude, 4 Perplexity) and stands out for in-person meetings, named in all 3 of 3 answers. Head-to-head, Chorus leads on 3 questions, Plaud on 2, with 15 ties. Neither is ever named for free, multilingual, startup-team, or open-source note taker questions.
Head to head
| metric | Chorus | Plaud |
|---|---|---|
| score | 3 | 4 |
| questions won | 3 | 2 |
By assistant
Chorus
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 0 | 0% of answers | |
| Claude | 7 | 15% of answers | #9.7 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 3 | 5% of answers | #7.0 |
Plaud
| assistant | score | named in, this week | usual spot, this week |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 5 | 5% of answers | #1.0 |
| Claude | 4 | 10% of answers | #10.0 |
| Gemini | not sampled this week | ||
| Perplexity | 4 | 5% of answers | #3.0 |
Where they differ
Only Chorus gets named for
- What's the best AI note taker for sales calls that updates the CRM?
- What are the best AI meeting note takers?
- What are the top AI meeting assistants in 2026?
Only Plaud gets named for
- What's the best AI note taker for in-person meetings?
- Which AI note taker works without a bot joining the call?
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Scores count how often each assistant names a product, weighted by position. How the score works · Full AI meeting note takers leaderboard